Bruce Forsyth

May 13, 2023

May 2023 The southern Ontario city of Burlington has many historic homes within its boundaries. One of the more stunning is Paletta Mansion, an 11,000-square-foot stone mansion on the Lake Ontario shoreline in the east end of Burlington. Complete with a gatehouse, a full-size children’s dollhouse, one of the few stables remaining in urban Burlington, …

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May 11 2023

How many is too many? – Our politicians need to actually do something

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May 11, 2023

May 2023 Repeat their names: Andrew Hong, Morgan Russell, Devon Northrup, Grzegorz Pierzchala, Maureen Breau, Travis Jordan, Brett Ryan, Shaelyn Yangm and Eric Mueller. Are you listening Justin Trudeau? Doug Ford? These are all the police officers killed across Canada since last September. While policing is an inherently dangerous profession, at what point do we …

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May 10 2023

Watcher on Lake Huron – The historic Kincardine Lighthouse

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May 10, 2023

May 2023 The Kincardine lighthouse is one of the many former lighthouses that used to guide ships as they traversed in and out of harbours on the Great Lakes. Built in 1881 near the mouth of the Penetangore River at Kincardine Harbour, it’s an eight sided, red and white clapboard tower that stands 74-feet in …

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May 09 2023

Is it time to honour police officers who die from suicide?

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May 9, 2023

May 2023 On 7 May, police and peace officers from Ontario, Quebec and even New York City, were at Queen’s Park to honour Ontario police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. Four officers killed in the past year, and one historical death, were honoured at this years’ service. The Canadian Police …

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May 09 2023

Fort Mississauga – The small Niagara fort that played a role in the defence of Upper Canada

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May 9, 2023

May 2023 The Niagara Region was on the front line of the defence of Upper Canada, with many historic forts along the Niagara River, from Fort Erie in the south, to Newark (present-day Niagara-on-the-Lake) in the north. Fort Mississauga was one of the forts at Point Mississauga in Newark, named in reference to the Mississauga …

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May 08 2023

Historic home one of the few remnants of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s “Coloured Village”

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May 8, 2023

May 2023 A small, non-descript, wood-frame house in the historic, picturesque southern Ontario town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, may look a little out of place amongst the surrounding homes. Known as the William and Susannah Steward House, this 1.5-storey home is one of few remnants of what became known as Niagara’s “coloured village,” a community made up …

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Apr 29 2023

Brock’s Monument – “The Hero of Upper Canada” remembered at Queenston Heights

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April 29, 2023

April 2023 The first major battle of the War of 1812 was the Battle of Queenston Heights. Fought along the Nagara frontier on 13 October 1812, it was a battle between British Regulars, Upper Canadian militia and the Mohawk warriors allied with them, and American Regulars and militia from New York State. Initiated by the …

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Apr 28 2023

Politicians must be paid by the taxpayers, but why is the CBC?

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April 28, 2023

Published in the Barrie Advance/Metroland Media, 28 April 2023 Re: Editorial cartoon for Simcoe.com, 27 April 2023: Your editorial comic in the 27 April edition does need some context. While it’s true that Pierre Poilievre’s salary is paid by the Canadian taxpayers, as are the salaries of all politicians, at all levels, the big difference …

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Apr 25 2023

The mills of Sixteen Mile Creek – An important part of Trafalgar Township’s history

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April 25, 2023

April 2023 Like many rivers in Ontario, Sixteen Mile Creek, in Oakville, Ontario, had its fair share of mills in the days before electrically-powered modern machinery. Flowing from the Niagara Escarpment, south through the towns of Milton and Oakville and emptying into Lake Ontario, Sixteen Mile Creek was used to power the mill wheels, thus …

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Apr 20 2023

Hanlon’s point – A former Toronto resort community and its connection to a champion sculler

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April 20, 2023

April 2023 Hanlon’s Point, on the western end of Toronto Island, has been a popular spot for outdoor summer fun for over a century. While it’s now a small part of the over-all recreational, entertainment and leisure opportunities available on Toronto Island, Hanlon’s Point was once the site of a popular amusement park from the …

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